We’ve probably all seen the Holderness family’s videos at one time or another. Whether you find them corny, campy, funny, or meh, it at least seems like they’ve got a good family dynamic going on. And while we can expect they’re only going to show their best faces to the world, it seems like, for the most part, the parents have a good relationship.
Well, recently I found they have a blog, and that they published their own lists of marriage advice. I reckon it’s worth a look. Some highlights:
2. If you think you are doing half the cleaning, you are doing like 20% of the cleaning
6. DVR sports games. you can get through them in like a third of the time, which makes
watching sports less annoying to her. On that note…
7. Trying to get her into sports so she’ll watch it with you will never happen.
2. Be nice: I always thought it odd when spouses/partners/friends saved the worst version of themselves for the people they love the most. You’d smile when greeting an acquaintance; give the same courtesy to your partner.
4. Learn his/her brand of crazy. Penn gets overwhelmed on Sunday nights and Monday mornings. There are so many things we want to accomplish in the week ahead and it’s dizzying. He gets antsy and is not at all like his golden retriever self (see above). I know it will pass. I know he’ll come back to me by Monday afternoon at 1:30. He gets annoyed if I constantly say to him, “It will be okay, we got this!” Sometimes I just smile, turn around, and let him work through his stuff. That’s how I deal with his crazy.
5. Enjoy daydreaming. Penn and I love where we are in this life. But we love playing the “In five years…” game. What will we be doing on this day in five years? Where will we be living in five years? What kind of job will we have? It’s fun. Try it.
There is more, but this is a good sample. Some of this is just another way of saying things we’ve heard before, but that doesn’t mean it’s not good advice.